Some members of the University Tcaheas Association of Ghana (UTAG) have called on their leadership to call off the strike immediately.
They want the leadership to constitute a team to monitor the effectiveness of the recent measures outlined by the government to deal with the illegal small-scale menace.
The agreed members of UTAG argued that the stroke was not necessary given that the government had taken steps to deal with the Speaking to the media on behalf of the group, Professor Isaac Boadi, a senior academic and spokesperson for the aggrieved members, "We are by this statement requesting the following, take immediate action from the national leadership of UTAG by Friday [October 18] to call off the strike immediately.
Our first plea, our first request to NEC executives. "We should call off the strike immediately and constitute a team that will monitor the implementation of the government's road map to addressing the galamsey menace." UTAG, a member of Organised Labour, had voted to declare industrial action in favor of a national ban on mining in forest reserves, farmlands, and rivers, as the broader coalition of unions suspended its nationwide strike set for tomorrow, October 10, 2024.